He is the son of Eloise (O'Rourke) and banker and businessman Carl Pohlad, who owned the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise from 1984 to 2009, and brother of current owner Jim Pohlad.
In 1984, buffeted by the changes in baseball brought about by free agency, Griffith sold the Twins to Minneapolis banker Carl Pohlad, ending 65 years of Griffith family ownership.
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In December 1991, a group aligned with Lynn purchased the shares of feuding Vikings minority partners Irwin L. Jacobs and Carl Pohlad.